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⚙️ WSL2/Ubuntu Env Setup

1. Install WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux)

  • Open PowerShell as an administrator and run:

    wsl --install

    this will also install Ubuntu Linux Distribution as default

    • on Windows terminal, open an Ubuntu window to complete the installation
    • System restart will likely be needed after this

2. Install Visual Studio Code (VSCode)

  • Download the VSCode installer from here and install it on your Windows system.
  • During installation, ensure you tick the box for Add to PATH.
  • You may need to restart shell for PATH addition code to take affect

3. Download and run setup script

bash <(wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WillNeve/setup/refs/heads/main/setup.sh)
If you are not me feel free to instead download the script and inspect it 👀
wget -O the-setup-script.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/WillNeve/setup/refs/heads/main/setup.sh
echo " - - - - - -  v SETUP SCRIPT v - - - - - -"
cat the-setup-script.sh
echo " - - - - - -  ^ SETUP SCRIPT ^ - - - - - -"
rm the-setup-script.sh

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